LEADER 03167oam 2200637I 450 001 9910792062703321 005 20230803023612.0 010 $a1-135-11486-2 010 $a0-203-07469-6 010 $a1-299-28052-8 010 $a1-135-11487-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203074695 035 $a(CKB)2560000000099352 035 $a(EBL)1143819 035 $a(OCoLC)830161222 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833005 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11465912 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833005 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10899678 035 $a(PQKB)10381767 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1143819 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1143819 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10672607 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL459302 035 $a(OCoLC)830085761 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133551 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000099352 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCut down to size $eachieving success with weight loss surgery /$fJenny Radcliffe 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-68377-7 311 $a0-415-68376-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCut Down to Size Achieving success with weight loss surgery; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 The obesity epidemic and weight loss surgery; 2 Obesity: a normal response to an abnormal situation?; 3 'I just want a normal life': the impact of obesity; 4 Accessing weight loss surgery; 5 Assessment for weight loss surgery; 6 Looking after your emotional well-being; 7 Weight loss surgery: the facts and figures; 8 'Pressing the re-set button': life after weight loss surgery 327 $a9 'It's the best decision I ever made': success stories with weight loss surgery10 'I thought if I was slim the world would be some kind of fairy tale': the risks and challenges of weight loss surgery; 11 Taking control: FAQs and resources; Further reading; Index 330 $aCut Down to Size covers everything you need to know about bariatric surgery, from referral through to the challenges you may face after surgery. Most people who seek weight loss surgery have struggled for many years to control their eating, and have experienced increasing health limitations, self-consciousness and discrimination. People see weight loss surgery as their last chance for a better, more normal life. While hopeful fantasies about an alternative future make it hard to contemplate the risk of failure, some patients experience considerable emotional or physical problems. < 606 $aObesity$xSurgery 606 $aWeight loss 615 0$aObesity$xSurgery. 615 0$aWeight loss. 676 $a617.4/3 700 $aRadcliffe$b Jennifer.$01558950 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792062703321 996 $aCut down to size$93823814 997 $aUNINA